Ashley, IN Climate


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Ashley, IN has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures can get quite hot, sometimes reaching as high as 90°F (32°C). In winter, temperatures can drop to around 15°F (-9°C). Precipitation is common throughout the year, with most of it occurring in spring and summer. Snowfall is also typical during winter months. The area generally experiences four distinct seasons and has moderately warm temperatures all year round.

Ashley, Indiana gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ashley averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Ashley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ashley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ashley is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Indiana.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Ashley, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAshley, IndianaUnited States
  38.4 in.38.1 in.
  34.1 in.27.8 in.
  119.8 days106.2 days
  177 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  15.5°21.7°
  6.87
  3.64.3
  1010 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Ashley with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Ashley, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ashley are June, August and September.
In Ashley, there are 7.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ashley with an average of 15.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In Ashley, there are 138.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In Ashley, there are 6.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Ashley but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Ashley with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in Ashley means that it is one of the driest places in Indiana.
December is the rainiest month in Ashley with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 119.8 rainy days annually in Ashley, which is rainier than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 34.1 inches in Ashley means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. December is the snowiest month in Ashley with 9.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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